Wildfire
Ninth Edition 228 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 228
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.77
What it does
Each player sacrifices four lands of their choice. Wildfire deals 4 damage to each creature.
Fire is always at the top of the food chain, and it has a big appetite.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wildfire was originally released in the Urza's Saga set in 1998, but the Ninth Edition printing in 2005 marked a significant moment for the card as part of the core set's effort to provide stable, iconic reprints for modern play. Designed as a powerful red sorcery, the card mechanically captures the theme of a scorched-earth event, forcing players to sacrifice lands and creatures to reset the battlefield state.
The Ninth Edition illustration was provided by Carl Critchlow, whose distinct, jagged style emphasizes the chaotic and destructive nature of the spell. By this point in the game's history, Wildfire had become a cornerstone of control strategies, particularly in 'Wildfire' archetype decks that used artifact mana to survive the board wipe while opponents lost their resources. It remains a classic example of red's color-pie identity regarding board resets.
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